loser
Meaning
- A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
- Something of poor quality.
- A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.
- (derogatory) A contemptible or unfashionable person.
- One who or that which loses something, such as extra weight, car keys, etc.
- A losing proposition, one that is likely to lose or already has lost (such as a losing bet or, analogously, a predictably fruitless task or errand).
- (slang) A person convicted of a crime, especially more than once.
Opposite of
winner
Synonyms
defeated person
unsuccessful person
male virgin
owner of a lost article
lonely heart
a defeated person
easily trapped person
who loses
Translations
perdant
Verlierer
perdedor
perdedor
perdente
perdedor
αποτυχημένοςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/luːzə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English loser, losere, equivalent to lose + -er. In the sense of contemptible or worthless individual, perhaps an alteration of losel, which see.
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